Rental Scams: What Property Managers Must Do To Prevent Listing Fraud
By Davis Pratt, PMI Public Relations Specialist
Imagine finding a great rental home for a young family; the location, size, and price range are all ideal for their needs and they even like the layout and color scheme. Everybody is happy until moving day, when you find a different family you’ve never met living in the house you’re about to rent, insisting they have a signed lease agreement and have paid the deposit and first month’s rent to the owner (a property owner you’ve never heard of whose contact info is different from the owner who hired you). Now, instead of making sure a simple move goes off...
